England &
Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index |
The ParishThe parish of Brixham lies in southern Devon, on the southern edge of Torbay and forming an extensive section of Devon's English Channel coastline. Brixham is a significant port, market and holiday resort and extends over an area of over 2 miles from northeast to southwest with a mile in extent on either side. Brixham sits at the terminus of the A3022 road which connects the port with the A380 close to Paignton. Brixham has grown from a port expanding rapidly in recent times as not only a desirable place to live but also as one of Devon's principal towns. Brixham has had its share of historical events, a granite column marks the landing of William of Orange to claim the throne, Whilst Brixham would have been part of the export trade it is as a fishing port that it is known today, famous for its mackerel. The 19th century boom in leisure brought a flood of tourists to Torbay and Brixham acquired its share of that holiday trade, the scenic beauty of its surroundings together with the ambiance of its port making it an attractive destination. Whilst the port & market would have dominated the local economy the parish's hinterland would have been stocked with cattle & sheep in a pastoral farming regime. As a coastal settlement many streams drain to the sea, much of the town is built along the most prominent, descending from Lupton Park it is largely subsurface today. Whilst the port is obviously at sea level, the landscape is strikingly varied and parts of Upper Brixham rise to almost 100 metres near to Guzzle Down, this hill tops at 150 metres but land peaks at 180 metres a little further west. A large parish for its area Brixham parish covers a little over 5,200 acres and would have supported a population of around 5,700 parishioners by the end of this transcript period. In Domesday times Brixham was a much smaller place, held by one Iudhael it offered just 10 ploughs plus meadows, pastures and woodland, however it is the port that is not mentioned that placed it into the top 20% of settlements recorded in the book. |
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Register No | Covering Dates | Deposited With | Register Style | Quality Standard | Comments |
1 | 11th June 1754 - 31st December 1773 | Devon Record Office - Reference - 2203A/PR/1/11 | Standard preprinted and self-numbered Marriage register with 3 entries per page | Grade 1 Register - Few issues noted and a low likelihood of misreads | None |
2 | 9th January 1774 - 17th March 1782 | Devon Record Office - Reference - 2203A/PR/1/12 | Standard preprinted and self-numbered Marriage register with 4 entries per page | Grade 1 Register - Few issues noted and a low likelihood of misreads | None |
3 | 26th March 1782 - 11th May 1802 | Devon Record Office - Reference - 2203A/PR/1/13 | Standard preprinted and self-numbered Marriage register with 4 entries per page | Grade 1 Register - Few issues noted and a low likelihood of misreads | None |
4 | 17th May 1802 - 27th December 1812 | Devon Record Office - Reference - 2203A/PR/1/14 | Standard preprinted and self-numbered Marriage register with 4 entries per page | Grade 1 Register - Few issues noted and a low likelihood of misreads | None |
5 | 25th January 1813 - 16th June 1837 | Devon Record Office - Reference - 2203A/PR/1/15 | Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register | Grade 3 Register - there are sufficient quality issues with this register to indicate that some misreads will occur albeit few in number | Poor handwriting for a time may result in one or two misreads |
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